I have read this mini-series. I bought it when I was a kid at a book sale from a seller that had several comics.
I saw the seller had the whole mini, I had only barely heard of Plastic Man at that point and upon my parents approving of it and buying it for me, I had my very first comic book exposure to Eel O’Brien and friends.
I’ll answer the other questions later. I remember this being a very fun series. Eager for a re-read!
I’m stoked for this! I’ve never read Plastic Man (always wanted to) and I have no clue what Woozy Winks is. I can’t wait to find out! Welcome back @MattMcDonald!
Just finished the first issue and enjoying it so far – very different from your usual superhero fare. I’d definitely recommend looking at the back-matter there, which has a one-page biography of Plastic Man’s creator, Jack Cole. He sounded like a wildly creative man who suffered a tragic end, died way too soon.
Okay so I read it and I’ve decided Plastic Man is SUPER Creepy. I will say he is less creepy in this series than the 2018 Mini, but still yeesh. I’d be curious to see what a more modern redesign would look like
He’s definitely a character that can lend himself to horror – I remember there being a pretty gross scene in one of the Flashpoint tie-ins where Eel bursts out of someone like a xenomorph. And there’s also the PlaSStic Men in the Freedom Fighters maxi-series.
Plastic Man is a hoot. He’s one of the best things about the Batman: The Brave and The Bold and Justice League Action TV shows as well as The Terrifics.
This is the only version of Plastic man that comes close to the Jack Cole original run (and that’s still pretty unbeatable!) in terms of energy and humor. I loved the art of this when I was young and I loved watching the cartoon. The Kyle Baker run is also not bad, but I feel this one really captured the character the best.
